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Sophie Campbell's Supergirl #1 For May, Costume Designed By Artgerm

A new Supergirl #1 from DC Comics for May, written and drawn by Sophie Campbell, with a new costume designed by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

As you may have noticed in the DC Comics' May 2025 solicits and solicitations, as just posted by Bleeding Cool. Sophie Campbell is writing and drawing a new Supergirl series that will launch in May. With a costume design from Stanley Artgerm Lau. Sophie Campbell is known for her indie comics such as Wet Moon and Shadoweyes, for her art on the Jem and the Holograms comics, as well as writing and drawing IDW Publishing's ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series, for which she designed the character Jennika.

SUPERGIRL #1
Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELL Art and cover by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Variant covers by STANLEY "ARTGERM" LAU, PABLO VILLALOBOS, and JOSHUA MIDDLETON
1:25 variant cover by BILQUIS EVELY 1:50 variant cover by W. SCOTT FORBES Foil variant cover by STANLEY "ARTGERM" LAU Blank variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 5/14/25
Kara Zor-El has been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, but what happens when she strikes out on her own? Follow Kara as she returns to her roots in Midvale…home of Supergirl! But how could this be? Our hero has not been back in years, and the protector of that town has been saving the day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the impostor before they steal her fresh start and life?
Celebrated writer/artist Sophie Campbell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wet Moon) makes her mark on the DC Universe with this thrilling debut issue! Plus a new costume designed by bestselling cover artist Stanley "Artgerm" Lau.  NOT FINAL TRADE DRESS COVERS

This comes ahead of a new Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie for next year, directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Ana Nogueira, and stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl, alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, and Emily Beecham, and based on the Tom King and Bilquis Evely comic book of the same name.

UPDATE: DC Comics has now issued a press release after an announcement at ComicsPRO.

DC's Summer of Superman publishing initiative welcomes (back) the Maiden of Might to the publisher's roster of DC All In titles with the debut of Supergirl,an all-new DC All In series, written and illustrated by celebrated storyteller Sophie Campbell (Wet Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).

Kara Zor-El has always been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, but Campbell is taking Supergirl in a new direction among familiar surroundings as she gets back to her roots in the town of Midvale. But returning to her hometown after so many years away already presents some challenges: there's already another Supergirl there, protecting the town and saving the day. Readers will have to check out the debut issue on May 14 to find out if the real Supergirl can discover the identity of the impostor and stop them before they steal her very life!

"I came up in the comics industry doing mostly graphic novels that I wrote and drew myself, so doing the same with Supergirl feels like I'm returning to my storytelling roots," said Supergirl writer/artist Sophie Campbell. "My main touchstones to Kara Zor-El were the stories and the wild costumes from the 70's, the 1984 Supergirl movie, and the CW show, which I was a huge fan of. In creating this version of Supergirl, I'll be drawing on some of those influences as the series unfolds."

With a new series, Supergirl also gets a new costume, designed by bestselling cover artist Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. Supergirl's fresh look will be spotlighted on the main cover by series writer/artist Campbell and a card stock and foil variant by Artgerm, as well as variant covers by Bilquis Evely (Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow), Pablo Villalobos, Joshua Middleton and W. Scott Forbes.

"Having done artwork for video games, I'm pretty familiar with creating character designs and costumes," said Artgerm. "In designing a new costume for Supergirl, I wanted to create something fresh while keeping the key elements intact. I adopted the theme of 'sporty and fun, but packs a punch,' and incorporated those elements in the costume; I also made changes to the chest symbol to give it a more dynamic spin. Sophie's captured the look perfectly, and I can't wait for readers to see it."

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